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"In my opinion, the problems with tip culture on the web are many, not least the evidence that most of the page-view-obsessed poopers of online tips seem to have zero real interest in solving any problem beyond their own need to generate repeat traffic from dazed information tourists. But, the common problem of all tip fixations traces back to a misunderstanding of how anybody ever got great at doing anything." - Graham English
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Robert Scoble posted a message
“Oh, my, I just signed into Wordpress.com and my editing screen has totally changed. Looks really nice so far.”
9 hours ago - Link
Yeah. i noticed too. Super easy to do stuff now. Not the annoying tabs everywhere. Looks great. - Nathan Gilmer
Google Reader got an interface update too. Its like Christmas on the internet. - Nathan Gilmer
Sweet, that must mean that version 2.7 is imminent. - Mark Krynsky
Played around with 2.7 a bit on WP.com and really looking forward to the WP.org release. Nervous about upgrading though with all the plugins and all. - Graham English
They had a countdown to roll-out, too! Hey Robert. :) - Mona N.
I'm also really looking forward to the 2.7 release on WP.org. Ditto the concerns of Graham on upgrading though especially since the Podpress plugin already doesn't really support the current version. - Phill Ramey
I've been using 2.7 for a couple of weeks and haven't had any problems at all so far. - Matthew Bennett
wow. Just tried it too. Very impressive: I really like how you can customize things. Interesting to see the speed at which wordpress is mutating compared to blogger. I am wondering why google is not pushing harder in this front. This is one of the few services on the web I pay a subscription for. - Edwin Khodabakchian
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"Okay, she's got talent. But the best thing to happen to soul music? Since the title is asking, I have to say no. And who gives a fuck about the trumpet player being a caterer? This is a manufactured story for a dynamically-deaf presentation of a talented but not legendary voice (who wouldn't be half as alluring without the cleavage laden video)." - Graham English
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'Self-Embedding' a Troubling Trend Among Teens
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Slated to report their findings Wednesday at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting in Chicago, doctors said that ultrasound and other minimally invasive imaging techniques can help guide the removal of these foreign objects from the wounds. This is one of the first-ever reports of self-embedding, the authors said. - Shevonne Polastre via Bookmarklet
Oh dear! As if cutting weren't bad enough... :( - Anna Haro
:( - Mona N.
Wow, crazy. - Jason Huebel
WTH? I do not understand why teens, or anyone, would do this. Guess I am too sheltered. - Robert Miller
Robert, self injury is a method to cope with overwhelming feelings, anxiety, depression. And, yes, from the outside it doesn't make any sense. - Anna Haro
Cutting the skin releases endorphins. It can create a 'high' - Glenn Slaven
Cutting 2.0. Poor kids. - Graham English
What do they put in their wounds? - Colide81 (James)
Ok read the story. Yeah that is very sad. - Colide81 (James)
Heartbreaking. - Ayşe E.
@Jeff I can't imagine the non-tame ones - Shevonne Polastre
Jeff - That is a body modification and isn't what this article is referring to. The article refers to self-mutilation by sticking random object underneath the skin and letting them fester. What you've linked is a professionally done body modification silicone implant of a heart of a girl's chest. They are two very different things. Body modification doesn't mean you hate yourself or are acting out. - Mattie Kenny
Here's a more hardcore example (warning nudity) http://www.flickr.com/photos/p... - Jeff P. Henderson
AGAIN Jeff, that is NOT what is being talked about in this article. What you are linking to are body modifications that are not indicative of a self-mutilation disorder. - Mattie Kenny
I can't imagine doing it either way! - Jeff P. Henderson
Well, that's you. But linking to those photos and saying it is the terrible burgeoning disorder that this article refers to is bad for the body mod community and bad for you. - Mattie Kenny
I agree with Mattie. Body modification is not the same thing as the self-embedding referred to in the article. - Graham English
They really are not the same. I don't have a DSM-4 handy but am pretty certain of that. - Mathew A. Koeneker
As someone who has several body mods (not of that kind), I can sincerely say I have no self-mutilation tendencies and I don't hate my body in the slightest way. - Mattie Kenny
Not trying to dis the legitimate body mod community. It isn't clear from the article that there was a differentiation between what these kids are doing and the more professionally done body mods. In fact some of the tamer mods look kind of cool! It can definitely be art if done well. - Jeff P. Henderson
Jeff - "The objects removed included needles, staples, paper clips, glass, wood, plastic, graphite (pencil lead), crayon and stone." You think THAT is what people with professional body mods do? Furthermore, there is a big distinction, they get it done professionally and under sterile conditions. They don't jam shit under their skin. There shouldn't even be a comparison made. - Mattie Kenny
"Self-embedding, a disorder where people wound themselves and then place objects in the wound"..."Self-embedding disorder is typically done without suicidal intent. Objects are used to puncture the skin or are embedded into the wound after cutting." Sounds to me like the difference is the motivation for the action and not so much the end result. - Jeff P. Henderson
Yes. The end result is different. One is an artistic heart. The other is a six inch staple jammed into your skin that has to be surgically removed along with the scar tissue created and the festering puss. - Mattie Kenny
I think what you just said is an excellent definition of the difference between self mutilation and professional artistic body mods. The article should have been more explicit to the fact that the kids doing this to themselves are putting their health at risk due to the methods they are using. - Jeff P. Henderson
For those who is not intimate with the body mod community, which I would imagine is a large majority of the population, it is unclear what the differentiation is between self mutilation and professional body mods. It would have been helpful if the article had mentioned the professional art and stated the stark difference between the two activities. - Jeff P. Henderson
The article I had read about this three or four days ago actually did make that distinction, but most people just want to think of body modification as being gross and stupid anyway. I have to defend body modding quite often. It's ridiculous because I don't attack others for their lifestyle, artistic and self-expression choices. But that's tangential to the issue. The issue is body modification != self-mutilation/self-embedding disorder. - Mattie Kenny
I definitely have no problem with people doing body mods. The ones that are done in artistic manner are very cool and not gross in any way. I think the general public's opinion is swayed by the fact that most people only see photos of the more extreme body mods or disfiguring self mutilation because they are much more sensational than artistic mods. I'm kind of surprised that the article did not show some examples of the self mutilation that these kids were inflicting upon themselves. - Jeff P. Henderson
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♫ Rahsheen ™ ★ posted a message
“"I ain't sayin you a gold digga....just don't understand that last Twitter" LMAO!!!!”
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hahaha - Anna Haro
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My fellow freelancers have said work requests have increased in the last six months. - David Bisset (sn)
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“I'm looking to join your site on Google Friend Connect. What's your link? Mine is http://www.grahamenglish.net
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http://faboomama.com. I added it just to see what it would look like on my blog. - Anika Malone
Graham, I love the look of your site. Very nice. - Anika Malone
Thanks, Anika! If I could like your comment, I would. :) - Graham English
So I had to create a totally different account for my blog/subdomain: http://i.grahamenglish.net Hoping they get that straightened out so a top-level domain can have a single account that includes all subdomains. - Graham English
Just set up mine as well: http://triconium.com/ - David Fendley
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Flickr Meme - 6th Page 6th Photo
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Yes this is the burger that never goes away -_- - Lindsey via Bookmarklet
I think I would eat that. - Laura B. is for Beverages
Oh my. - Jason Huebel
Given the opportunity, yes, I would eat that. - Graham English
The Luther... Mmmmm... - tehKenny
I would need a Paramedics near me when I eat this. - Chris W
Holy shizzle...the donut is a little much for me... - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★
HAHAHAH, it's a sugar,cholesterol, and sodium orgy!!! - Terence Washington
My poor arteries. - Jared Smith
There's a skeleton from your closet - Josh Haley
Holy... You are weird o_o - Kristian Salonen
oh.. so you are the kripy kreme burger girl... :) - Tim Hoeck
you are what you eat ;) - Lindsey
You're beautiful! - Thomas Hawk
You, my friend, are full of the GREATEST ideas. - Threepwood
"We have come here today to pay respects to David... a man who claimed he could eat anything. Even if it was a donut and bacon burger...." - David Bisset (sn)
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Sneak Peek - Tim Ferriss TV Debut, 12/4 "Trial by Fire"
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Anthony Farrior posted a link
New Firefox extension turns Amazon.com into illegal free-for-all | Webware - CNET
Wednesday at 4:04 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"A new Firefox extension called Pirates of the Amazon lets users download movies, games, TV shows, and MP3s free of charge by cross referencing Amazon's product pages with torrent files from the Pirate Bay." - Anthony Farrior via Bookmarklet
THIS IS AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWEEEEEEESSSSSSOMMMMMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! - Mohomed=genieyclo
OMG YOU DON'T KNOOWW HOW HAPPY I AM FOR THIS!!! - Mohomed=genieyclo
Hahaha This makes me laugh everytime I see it - Joe Dawson (beta)
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35 Beautiful Music Album Covers
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Thanks icono! - Shevonne Polastre via Bookmarklet
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Carmen posted a link
Ultimate Cheetos Prank
Ultimate Cheetos Prank
Tuesday at 10:25 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"What do you do with 400 free bags of Cheetos? Dump them into the office of an unsuspecting co-worker while he's out at lunch, of course." - Carmen via Bookmarklet
Cleanup on aisle three! - Tad, TV's Patrick Duffy
thats awesome! - (jeff)isageek
Pranks like that would get someone's ass beat - ♫ Rahsheen ™ ★
Instead of being Punk'd, someone got Cheetoed. - imabonehead
Oh, I hate people like this. - Ciaoenrico
I would probably find out who did that, track them down, and make them eat every single one of those Cheetos. Only fair, I think. - Zach Flauaus
That would call for some payback. - Mathew A. Koeneker
Hey Zach: Good to see you over here. :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
That looks like the guys from Diggnation - Pete Delucchi
Optimist: "Could have been worse: 'Jalepeño flavored'" http://www.fritolay.com/fl/fls... - Micah Wittman
Man, I would HATE to have to clean that up!! Talk about orange fingers... you'd have orange everything by the time you were done. - Lindsay Donaghe
iCheeto - Outsanity
I would kick some ass. - Eric @ CS Techcast
Makes me hungry. - Graham English
Awesome. I would totally be cool with that as a prank. eat your way of it. - Josh Haley
Today, Friendfeed has been brought to you by the letters F, T, W, and the number 400 (bags of Cheetos). - Pete Delucchi
Insert obligatory statement about people starving somewhere here. OK, now that that's out of the way--awesome. - Josh
If you were starving and all you had to eat were Cheetos, you might enjoy it, but you would certainly die. - Victor Ganata
Don't worry Josh, I think Cheetos are a non-food item. - invariant
OMG that's a LOT of cheetos!!!!!!!! hahahaaaa! - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)
They look like Wotsits. - Kol Tregaskes
That would be one nasty cleanup. I hope he got them back with something like doritos maybe. - Carmen
that just made me a little sick... - Anna Lynn M.
...that office would reek for months! - JA Castillo
Oh God - I hate the smell of cheetos. I'd shoot someone. - Nation Hahn
Same as Nation, hate the smell. I'd have to kill someone that did that to me. But gotta respect this prank, it was... WOW. - Dani Figueiredo
Dani, where's your office? :P - AJ Batac
wait, wait... crunchy or puffy? It matters! - Jim Jannotti
I only eat Wise Cheez Doodles, the puffy ones. That's the only brand of cheesy poofs allowed in my house. - Ladybug Heather
I'm with Heather, it's puffy or nothing. - Heather Solos
There'd be a serious butt whooping - Valley
@AJ II don't have an office, lol. But I'm in Brazil. Would you come all this way just for a cheetos prank? =P - Dani Figueiredo
That is awesome!!! Best prank ever!!! - David Cook
Call me a curmudgeon, but the first reaction I feel is one of shock -- at the extravagant waste involved in this. Yeah, Cheetos don't carry much in the way of nutritional value, but this is still someone throwing away a massive amount of calories as a "joke". And I'm also imagining that they left a hefty amount of Cheetos dust for the poor janitorial staff to clean up. - Chester
crunchy. 'nuff said. - Jim Jannotti
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Jess Lee posted a message
“What is your ratio of FriendFeed subscriptions to subscribers? (# people you are subscribed to vs # people who are subscribed to you)”
Tuesday at 5:31 pm - Link
1:17 - Jess Lee
1:1.553191489361702. (sudden sense of unpopularity) - Roshan Vyas
1:1, almost - Joel
1214:782 - Alex Scoble CISSP
61:53 (1.15:1) - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)
C'mon Alex, what's the Lowest common denominator there? - John Cozen
155:124 - Kamath ॐ
343:243 which would be 1.41 : 1 - Ladybug Heather
1027:911 (1.12 : 1) - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)
Oh noes, Susan! That's a fail - you got your second ratio backward. :-) - Ladybug Heather
2.35:1 because my FriendFeed is anamorphic, yo. - Akiva Moskovitz
1:1.5 (284:337) - Pedram
+1.78 Akiva! - Logical Extremes
1:1 - Morton Fox
2:1=2:0 - kelvin
Ladybug Heather - whoops, Thanks!! (sux @ math!) hahahaa! - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)
1.3147058823529411764705882352941 : 1 - Live4SoccerVacations
250:215 - Rodfather
about 1:1 - Zee.
1.2808219178 - Graham English
1:4.6. But it is 1:4 if I include all my imaginary friends :-) - Atul Arora
1.03:1 - Mo Kargas
12:13 or about 1:1.08 - Mandi
1:1.34 (720:977) Still hard to catch up with my subscribers... - Mitchell Tsai
7:1.... wow, that's lame :-( - James Macgill
1:1.8 - Clare Dibble
i suck at math. and i'm against ratioism. we are all created equal...what? oh, that's 'racism'? oh, oops. i have no idea what's going on (apologies to towlie) - Morgan Haley
2:1 - David Cook
16:19 - anna
1:4, almost exactly. Jess, you have more than 3000 people subscribed to you? whoa. - Tudor Bosman
@tudor: 3432+. i think it's because i was one of the earliest users. - Jess Lee
Have neck ache, and don't feel like working out the math, but I'm subscribed to 184 people and 132 are subscribed to me. - Grant Bierman
1 : 2.84 - Adam Lasnik
1:1.93 :-( - Kol Tregaskes
1:3 - (@){
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BEX posted a link
Bacon Apple Pie - Portland Food and Drink - At a Loss for Words
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I want! - BEX
I think I just wet myself. Do want. Now! - Jason Huebel
The destruction of a fine apple pie :( - Mo Kargas
I could see this being OH SO TASTY - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
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Chris Baskind posted a link
Live like a Hobbit: Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000
Live like a Hobbit: Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000
Live like a Hobbit: Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000
Tuesday at 4:04 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
This incredibly cool hobbit-like house was handbuilt for just $5,000. Make your own with minimal tools. Some assembly required. - Chris Baskind via Bookmarklet
I can see that as a weekend cabin maybe... but not a primary residence. Unless it was built for considerably more than $5,000 and included basics like electricity and plumbing and better weatherproofing. - Jeremy Brooks
It's like camping. - Chris Baskind via IM
Good to have instructions for the post-Apocalypse. - Lindsay Donaghe
awesome! - Ben Watson via twhirl
looks cozy to me - whose got the toast and tea ;) - mike "glemak" dunn
so cheap - Mahdi Ebrahimi
Good luck getting it past code. - Dave Bonta
WANT!!!!! - Ladybug Heather
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Lindsey posted a message
“OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”
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Oh dear god. - Jason Huebel
OH YEAH!!!!!!! - Mark Wilson
bwaa hahahahhaha *gasp* BAAA HAHAHAHAH - TuesdayGotHerBracesOff
my eyes, my eyes.... - mikepk
oh jeez...it's like a Digg nightmare of years gone by, in human form... - Live4SoccerVacations
This makes me so happy! Tears coming out of my eyes. The laughter won't stop! - Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson stole my comment. I shall cut him, and them stumble off in search of eye bleach. GAAAAAAAaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Uh oh, Tina's cutting a bitch! Look out! - Mark Wilson
oh sheesh.... - Katie
I definitely won't be drinking that koolaid. - Carmen
Fat is beautiful - Josh Haley
We all know it was Flavorade that we should be using in Carmen's quote, right? Koolaid must really suck at PR... or maybe they like the mass suicide link-up? Bad press better than none? Brand awareness at all costs? - Richard Walker
This pic intrigues me. - Jonathan Hardesty
I kind of want to see the uncropped version out of sheer curiosity.... 0_o - TuesdayGotHerBracesOff
@Tuesday, ewww - Jason Huebel
I KNOW...I know.... I don't know what's wrong with me. - TuesdayGotHerBracesOff
My eyes just melted - Zehn
lmao @ Tuesday! Sadly I think the thought crossed my mind too -_- - Lindsey
I prefer to imagine the uncropped version. :) - Jonathan Hardesty
Ohhh Noooooooooo! - Adriana
i wanna see him bust through a wall! - (jeff)isageek
YAAAAAAAAA - AJ Batac
That really takes guts - MiɳiMagɘ (AlwaysMiniMage)
Wow!....just Wow! - David Cook
My eyes..... - Robert Miller
One of my favorite commercials as a kid has just been ruined. - pcnerd37
God that took some paint... Ah good times... - Johnny Worthington
His dimples are in the wrong location. - Chris W
Koolaid man has a double chin.. the guy does too - Chris W
This is absolutely terrifying. - Jamelle
I can tell you what the uncropped version looks like. Right below the picture is the bottom of his belly dangling slightly above his knees. Nothing to see here. - Bryan Clark
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Zee. posted a message
“so I wrote a post in which i stated my "delight" in Pownce's close because I felt it showed the value of listening to your users feedback...And would hopefully ensure other businesses in future would learn from Pownce's mistakes. Do you guys see where i'm coming from or am I being a prick?”
Monday at 11:35 pm - Link
this isn't meant to be to drag discussion to the post, would just be interested in seeing if there are other people out there who feel the same. You can see the post here http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/... if you're interested. - Zee.
If you're a prick then I must be one too, lol - Outsanity
personally i like the post, the reasons you cited are the same reason i left then started using again once i got a computer that uses twhirl - sam via twhirl
Delight is a poor choice of words and hopefully not accurately reflecting your sentiment. But I also think that it misses the big picture. Having competition is good for the space. With less competition, Twitter et al have less incentive to develop and improve. - Graham English
that's a fair point Graham, i guess my point is really that i'm tired of '2nd rate twitter clones' appearing on the scene...and Pownce (although it started well) became that. Regarding Twitter, i'm just tired of being tired with the service...not sure how much competition a service like that needs before it realises it needs to step up its game - Zee.
I don't know if you're saying users shouldn't go to Twitter or just encouraging them to seek alternative networks... But I agree that it's good riddance to Pownce. - Voyagerfan5761 via fftogo
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David Gregory To Moderate "Meet The Press"
Monday at 6:10 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"David Gregory will take the reins as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," the Huffington Post has learned. Gregory has been a leading contender for the permanent spot since Tom Brokaw stepped in as interim moderator following Tim Russert's death in June." - Dave Winer via Bookmarklet
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